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Books That Matter – December 2020 Subscription Box

The December 2020 Books That Matter feminist subscription box has arrived! Warning – spoilers ahead for those of you waiting on your delivery.

The Box

The December box is themed ‘We glow through what we go through’ – nope, I’m not entirely sure what that really means either!

As usual, it is beautifully wrapped in pink tissue paper and features a range of gifts and a book of the month. This month’s contents are:

  • The book – ‘Delayed Rays of a Star’ by Amanda Lee Koe
  • A ‘Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021’ reflective journal
  • A metal keyring
  • A Teapigs uplifting tea bag
  • Joe and Seph’s Salted Caramel popcorn
  • Bookmark
  • ‘We glow through what we go through’ booklet

My Review

The book this month is one that I haven’t heard of, but it looks absolutely brilliant. I love the idea of the 1930s setting and the focus on the women involved in the film industry.

The journal isn’t one that I’d really use, but my daughter will so that is fine. It is beautifully produced and has lots of prompts for reflection. It is excellent quality, but just not really my thing.

The bookmark and keyring are lovely and will be used. The keyring in particular is lovely quality – made of a heavy metal and featuring the box theme.

The Teapigs tea is nice, although one tea bag feels a bit mean!

I really couldn’t get on with the popcorn – I’m not a fan of mixed sweet and savoury flavours – and I couldn’t even palm it off on my children, so this one isn’t a winner.

The booklet, produced by ‘Books That Matter’ and giving a bit of background information to the book and gifts featured in the box, is fine – it was interesting to flick through it but it is only a few pages.

The Verdict

I really love the book choice this month and it is something that I am interested in reading. However, the gifts don’t all hit the spot this time round which is a shame – but very much down to my personal preferences.

Overall, I still think this is worth the £20 a month (including postage) and it does feel like a treat every month.

Books that Matter – Subscription Box – November Review

I’m always keeping an eye on subscription options – this month, I’ve been debating the Orenda Books subscription from Bert’s Books because I’ve heard such great things about that publisher.

However, for now, I’m with Books that Matter, the feminist subscription box- this is my 7th month with them and I’ve also signed up for the brand new Brave Girls’ Book Club subscription box for my daughter which I’ll review when it arrives.

Spoilers ahead, for those of you who haven’t received your box yet…proceed with caution!

The November ‘Books that Matter’ box:

Hallelujah! They’ve changed the packaging! Instead of getting a crumpled box, I got this smarter, tougher one. It’s only a little thing, but it already made me feel better about this box!

Opening the box is the usual lovely experience – everything is wrapped and placed beautifully and the contents looked great. This month’s offering is very brightly-coloured and themed around the topic of ‘Hear Her’, using your voice to achieve what you want.

The contents of the box were:

  • ‘The Inland Sea’ by Madeleine Watts
  • ‘No One is too Small to Make a Difference’ by Greta Thunberg
  • A ‘She is Fierce’ plain notebook
  • A floral face mask
  • 3 feminist postcards
  • A bookmark
  • The ‘Hear Her’ booklet

My Review:

It’s another lovely selection from the team at ‘Books that Matter’.

I love the fact this is a 2-book month as this isn’t the norm. I’m intrigued by ‘The Inland Sea’ as I hadn’t heard of it and I like the fact it has a historical dimension, plus the Greta Thunberg book is one that I have felt I should read for a while now.

The notebook, postcards and bookmark are good quality and will definitely be used and I like the accompanying booklets with these boxes which showcase the artists, writers and other creatives/female-led businesses who have been involved in putting the box together.

As much as I wish it weren’t true, the face mask will also get a lot of use as England begins its month-long lockdown and I am required to wear a mask at work.

My Verdict:

Every time my wandering eye fixes on another subscription offering, Books that Matter seem to pull another blinder out of the bag! I’m really pleased with the November box and very much looking forward to seeing what this team have to offer for my daughter in her forthcoming Brave Girls’ Book Club box.

Books That Matter – Subscription Box – October Review

I’ve been a subscriber to the ‘Books that Matter‘ feminist subscription box for about 6 months. I have to admit, a couple of other subscriptions have caught my eye recently (namely Bert’s Books and The Capital Crime Club), so I was keen to weigh up the options!

This month’s box arrived slightly less squashed than usual – always a bonus as the packaging box can be a bit flimsy (although the contents are usually just fine).

The theme of the box is ‘Season of the Witch’.

This month’s contents were:

  • ‘Frankissstein’ by Jeanette Winterson
  • A self-heating eye mask from spacemasks.com
  • A set of 3 no-snag fabric hairbands from Cabello Bands
  • A bookmark with a Mary Shelley quotation on
  • A Wellness Planner pad
  • A ‘Season of the Witch’ booklet with information about the box contributors

My Review

This is another great box from ‘Books that Matter’!

I absolutely love the book choice – I have actually read this book on NetGalley and adored it (you can read my review here) but it is great to have a proper copy. And it is beautiful – look at that pink cover!

Hairbands, bookmark and eye mask gratefully received – I will use them all and I am impressed with the quality of all these items.

The ‘Season of the Witch’ booklet is interesting and will be worth a browse.

The only item I’m not that excited about is the Wellness Planner as I can’t imagine I’ll use it. It is pretty and good quality, but just not for me.

My Verdict

Another excellent subscription box – my subscription is safe for another month and the others will just have to wait…

My only observation is that £20 (including postage) feels a bit expensive if there is one of the main items that I won’t use. Still, ‘Frankissstein’ has won me over this month.